"Anomia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484)
| Descriptor ID |
D000849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.150.500.090 C23.888.592.604.150.500.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Anomia- Anomia
- Aphasia, Amnesic
- Amnesic Aphasia
- Nominal Dysphasia
- Dysphasia, Nominal
- Dysphasias, Nominal
- Nominal Dysphasias
- Aphasia, Nominal
- Nominal Aphasia
- Dysnomia
- Dysnomias
- Anomic Dysphasia
- Anomic Dysphasias
- Dysphasia, Anomic
- Dysphasias, Anomic
- Aphasia, Anomic
- Anomic Aphasia
Color Anomia- Color Anomia
- Anomia, Color
- Anomias, Color
- Color Anomias
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anomia" by people in Profiles.
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Stereotactic probability and variability of speech arrest and anomia sites during stimulation mapping of the language dominant hemisphere. J Neurosurg. 2017 Jan; 126(1):114-121.
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Homotopic organization of essential language sites in right and bilateral cerebral hemispheric dominance. J Neurosurg. 2011 Apr; 114(4):893-902.
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Recurrent fluent aphasia associated with a seizure focus. Brain Lang. 1992 May; 42(4):419-30.
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Progressive decline of picture naming in an aging Down syndrome man with dementia. Percept Mot Skills. 1989 Dec; 69(3 Pt 2):1091-100.